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Could artificial intelligence help people survive one of the world's deadliest diseases?

Could artificial intelligence help people survive one of the world's deadliest diseases?

Sepsis is responsible for one in five deaths worldwide, and is likely an underlying cause of COVID-19 deaths. Now a Vancouver immunologist says he's found a key solution using artificial intelligence
Ghost gear: Debris from fishing and oyster farms lurks underwater, endangering sea life

Ghost gear: Debris from fishing and oyster farms lurks underwater, endangering sea life

Abandoned oyster and other aquaculture farms of the west coast of Vancouver Island are death traps to salmon, herring, marine mammals and myriad sea life — and nobody really knows how many are out there.
Eric Akis: Lamb and barley pairing makes a hearty, healthy Sunday dinner

Eric Akis: Lamb and barley pairing makes a hearty, healthy Sunday dinner

If you’ve every enjoyed a bowl of Scotch broth, you’ll know that lamb and barley work well together, key ingredients traditionally featured in that hearty soup.
All but four containers that fell from Zim Kingston cargo ship still missing; beach contamination feared

All but four containers that fell from Zim Kingston cargo ship still missing; beach contamination feared

109 containers knocked into sea in October off coast of Vancouver Island
'Anonymous' sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ woman spots Great Grey Owl in rare encounter

'Anonymous' sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ woman spots Great Grey Owl in rare encounter

The location of where the owl was spotted is not being revealed
Two doctors' frustrations a sign of turmoil in health care; 3,000 of their patients displaced

Two doctors' frustrations a sign of turmoil in health care; 3,000 of their patients displaced

Family-medicine practice in View Royal will temporarily close its walk-in clinic in April; departing doctors explain their reasons
Fish populations are shifting around the planet and 'someone is going to lose out,' says UBC researcher

Fish populations are shifting around the planet and 'someone is going to lose out,' says UBC researcher

By 2100, nearly half of the world’s shared fish stocks are expected to shift to neighbouring countries or international waters, says a new UBC study
Michael Dunahee disappearance focus of new podcast series; discusses suspects, couple of them named

Michael Dunahee disappearance focus of new podcast series; discusses suspects, couple of them named

Michael Dunahee, four years old at the time, disappeared from a Victoria playground on March 24, 1991.
Eric Akis: Meatloaf for two, a comfort-food classic

Eric Akis: Meatloaf for two, a comfort-food classic

By popular request, chef serves up another easy recipe that serves two
Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Kale flowers a good food source for polinators

Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Kale flowers a good food source for polinators

Grow it at edge of garden to leave room for spring plantings in the plot